IDORA PARK

Idora Park was one of several playgrounds of northeastern Ohio. When a devastating fire ripped through the Wildcat and River ride, things came to an end. The park closed and until 2001 the reminants of the coasters were all you could see, in addition to a couple food stands and fountain. Now the grounds are bare, with nothing but a beautiful isolated pathway through the forest that divides the two halves of the grounds.

Though there were numerous efforts to reconstruct Idora, the church that owns the park property bulldozed the Jack Rabbit and Wildcat coasters in July of 2001 without any warning. Though they were beyond restoration, they were a fantastic sight to see. I was lucky in getting my first (and only) personal look at the park and coasters two weeks before they came down. It's ironic that as soon as I begin my photo visits they are torn down!